Local notes record births prices and events in Lititz
Butter and eggs prices rise amid cold weather and market activity. Ellis Butter family welcomes a baby girl. Jere Bowman becomes a father to Henry Sturgis. Various local items include college trustees election, a duck mounted by a taxidermist, a music department head aiding at Quarryville, Evangelist H F Lutz speaking at the Y M C A, tobacco shipments, a writ of replevin, a baby at the Buchter household, a spelling bee fundraiser, a broken delivery sleigh, a new shooting gallery, and tone of winter travel delays with sleighing and trolley issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis
Jere Bowman
Henry Sturgis
Edgar A. Sturgis
Bretzel Bakery
H. R. Gibbe
Millport
Cocalico
F. B. Buch
Else Rulon
Linden Hall Seminary
Quarryville
Evangelist H. F. Lutz
Millersville
Lancaster Y. M. C. A
W. K. Bender
Harry
Bender
Root & Baker
Landisville
W. M. Pfantz
W. R. Brinton
G. B. Marrow
Lancaster
William
Mary M. Mumma
Grant Buchter
Warwick House
Stork
Buchter
Linden Hall
Fire Co
Bear & Long
Park View
A. W. Miller
Ephrata
Lititz
Fifty Years Old Today D Graul Celebrates Half Century
D Graul a well known baker marks his fiftieth birthday at his West Main Street home in Lititz today. He continues baking as usual before retiring next month after selling his bakery to S C Hassler on April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Graul
D. D. Graul
Weat Main Street
Recoxv
Mr. Graul
Graul
S. C. Hassler
Wm. Bollinger
Bollinger
White Oak
Graut
Harry
Lecture Delayed: Dr Krebs Missed Lititz Event
Dr Stanley LeFevre Krebs failed to reach Linden Hall gymnasium for the final lecture in a three night series. The Lancaster bound train was delayed by the storm, delaying the program and prompting the audience to disperse. The lecture is now scheduled for February 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley LeFevre Krebs
Linden Hall Gymnasium
Lititz
Lancaster
Kreider
Dr. Krebs
Death notices mark sudden passing of Pfautz and Burkholder
Obituaries report the sudden six O clock death of Mrs Maria L Pfautz widow of Isaac G Pfautz at Broad and Orange streets aged 70 9 14. It notes she was Church of the Brethren member and leaves seven children and five sisters. Also recorded is Peter E Burkholder 66 2 13 of S Broad street who died after pneumonia at his niece’s home and was inclined to Mennonite faith. Funeral details and interments follow for both families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria L. Pfautz
Isaac G. Pfautz
Orange
John
Elizabeth Minnich
Minnich
Pfautz
Church of the Brethren
Wellington
Plantz Homestead
Town
Lizzie
H. A. Boyd
Isaac
Philadelphia
Joseph
Colorado
Emma
Paul T. Shultz
St. Croix
West Indies
Pittsburgh
Charles
Lititz
Hiram Gibble
Pfantz
Emma Miller
G. D. Schreiner
Phares Swart
East Petersburg
Henry Sonon
Meehanicaville
Peter E. Burkholder
C. S. Loeffler
S. Broad Street
Mr. Burkholder
Christian
Catharine Burkholder
Addison
Covington
Ohio
Hess
Jonas Hess
John Lefevre
Susan B. Singer
Elizabeth Township
Elm
Peter Singer
Mary
John Plasterer
Harry Singer
Manheim
Aaron Long
Peter
Lime Rock
Fannie
Jacob Getz
Lebanon Water Works
John Krumbine
Penryn
Paul
John Baum
Samuel Baum
Fruitville
Henry Baum
Hershey
al. Casselow
Elizabethtown
John Saylor
al. Peters
Mount Hope
N. B. Fahnestock
Linnaeus Longenecker
Death of Nora Blanche Dietrich at 24
Nora Blanche Dietrich died at her parents home on N Broad Street Warwick on Wednesday at 11 o clock from a complication of diseases aged 24 years 5 months and days She had been an invalid from infancy Survived by her parents and two sisters Gertrude at home and Jennie wife of Dr Harvey Mumma of New Holland Funeral arrangements noted to continue on page 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Blanche Dietrich
D. W. Dietrich
N. Broad Street
Warwick
Gertrude
Jennie
Harvey Mumma
New Holland
Bowling Clubs In Action At Linden Hall Alleys
Bowling is becoming a main sport in the area with six clubs active at Linden Hall alleys provided by Mr. Nolde of Reading. Members range ten to twenty per club, meeting on weekdays with several groups including businessmen wives teachers and young ladies. Notable players include Lan sing Jr who led scoring with 122. The piece traces bowling history from outdoor turf to indoor alleys, noting 60 feet length, four feet width, ten pins and two balls per frame across twenty rolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kreider
Linden Hall
Nolde
Reading
Huber
Sturgis
Eastenders
Frederick
Park House
John Lansing, Jr
New York City
New Postmaster Litch Takes Charge In Town
Mr. A. T. Litch, confirmed by the Senate on December 20, received his commission from Washington and assumed charge Tuesday morning. He succeeds long time postmaster Seaber, who will assist for now, with Paul Seather and Miss Ella Buch also retained. The RECORD offers congratulations on his appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Litch
Senate
Washington
Postmaster Litch
Seaber
Litch
Paul Seather
Ella Buch
Farmers National Bank and allied firms elect new boards
Farmers National Bank stockholders on Tuesday elected directors Eb L Garber S W Bueh N B Seaman H B Meiskey C B Risser H H Reifsnyder Hiram Buckwalter J G Usner C H Bom berger J W G Hershey J Frank Bueh The Lithographing Company named directors H Reist Landis Jacob B Landis H C Miller Harry Eby Dr J C Brobst Consumers Boxboard and Paper Co elected H R Gibbel C B Risser S E Lane J F Stoner B B Seaman H S Keener H J Pierson The new board organized with Pres H R Gibbel vice pres S E Lane secretary J I Stoner treasurer C B Risser
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers National Bank
EB. L. Garber
S. W. Bueh
N. B. Seaman
H. 8. Meiskey
C. B. Risser
H. H. Reifsnyder
Hiram Buckwalter
J. G. Usner
C. H. Bomberger
J. W. G. Hershey
J. Frank Bueh
H. Reist Landis
Jacob B. Landis
H. C. Miller
Harry Eby
J. C. Brobst
Consumers Boxboard and Paper Co
Consumers Boxboard and Paper Company
H. R. Gibbel
E. Lane
J. F. Stoner
B. B. Seaman
Keener
H. J. Pierson
S. E. Lane
J. I. Stoner
Large owl found in granary near Kissel Hill dies
Harry Hollinger on a Kissel Hill area farm found a large owl in his granary on a Tuesday morning. The captive animal, a 45 inch monkey faced owl with iron gray plumage, died shortly after being brought to the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hollinger
Kissel Hill
Letter From Austin Pa Benevolent Aid Reaches Suffering
Through the W C T U four barrels of clothing and bedding were sent to Austin after a disaster. Mrs Mil dred Whittaker, treasurer of the Austin W C T U, expresses gratitude for the relief and notes how the homeless residents are helped. Eiderdown remnants by the pound at Dosters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Mildred Whittaker
Lititz
Sunday Coldest Day in Lititz History Records Set
Sunday morning in Lititz and surrounding areas saw temperatures as low as 28 degrees below zero, with many thermometers reading 15 to 28 below. The extreme cold caused frozen pipes, high demand for plumbers, and sparse church attendance as communities endured a harsh, windless day. Ice houses filled and workers faced numb extremities harvesting ice despite the hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
J. Wesley Bruckart
Spring Lake Ice Co
Rudy’s Dam
Huber’s Woods
Albert Godenaur & Sona
Kissel Hill
Jacob Shenk
Cantata David the Shepherd Boy performed at Ephrata
Paul E Beck conducted the cantata David the Shepherd Boy at Ephrata on Friday and Saturday evenings. A large number of citizens attended and the event was a great success. Beck received praise for restoring order after the original conductor resigned shortly before performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul E. Beck
David
Ephrata
Beck
Accidents Involving Local Workers and Clerical Buyer
Michael Adams of W H Muth Co was struck by falling lumber last Friday, sustaining a deep head cut. Walter H Buch, a clothier, slipped on an icy East Orange Street sidewalk Monday evening, was stunned and unable to rise briefly, then rested at Jeff Wagner's home before returning to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Adams
W. H. Muth & Co
Walter H. Buch
East Orange Street
Jeff. Wagner
Borough Finances Show Improved Water Revenue
The Lititz Borough treasurer's statement for the twenty months ending December 30 1911 shows water receipts of 11 149 67 and 1400.00 in water bond redemptions. The balance on hand stands at 4748 60, up from 2647 93 twenty months earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz Springs National Bank
Lititz
Petition to condemn Lititz and Rothsville Turnpike
A Lancaster court heard a petition by thirty citizens to condemn the Lititz and Rothsville Turnpike Company. They seek to convert the toll road into a public road and request five viewers be appointed to assess damages to stockholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Lititz
Rothsville
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Henry Weill
Raderf
Burg
Traction Company
Keath-Shields Planing Mill Co
Charles Keath
Michael Keath
George R. Hollenbach
Thomas Wagon Works
Dipley
John K. Mathers
A. E. Bachman
Academy of Fine Arts
Mr. Mathers
C. W. Grosh Sues Traction Co
B. F. Davis
C. William Grosh
Common Pleas
Conestoga Traction Company
Bowling Clubs IN Action
Farmers National Bank Directors
Lititz Lithograph Company
E. L. Garber
Pittsburg
A. R. Bear
Frederick Kling
Scottdale
Charles A. Brobst
Springs Hotel
Wernersville
Sue Richards
Geo. L. Hepp
Mary Focht
Glayds Thome
Frank Heagy
Near
H. H. Gingrich
Heagy
Gingrich
Charles Sampsel
Emory Wagner
A. M. Sampsel
Farmers Bank
Annie Rudy
Martin Rudy
Longenecker
Warwick Township
Mastersonville
Henry Arehart
Jacob
Samos
Israel G. Erb
Lancaster County
Henry G. Sahm
Pasadena
Cal
Bertha Fry
Gertrude Lehn
Elsie Scheneberger
Bertha Risser
Clayton Geib
Raymond Ruhl
Elmer Galbreath
Austin, Pa
Eiderdown
Pound
Doster’s
Borough Finances
Lititz and
Rothsville Turnpike
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